"I find it difficult to see Diarmuid coming back into that panel now"

Senan Connell doesn’t expect Diarmuid Connolly to play a part in Dublin’s ‘Drive for Five’.

Two-time All-Star Connolly spent the summer in the US last year as his former team-mates maintained their vice-like grip on the Sam Maguire Cup and his inter-county future is again in the spotlight as the Sky Blues embark on what could turn out to be a defining year.